There are 12 ways to get from Kettering to Ireland by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Train to Luton Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)LTN - DUB
4h 55m€58–202Train to East Midlands Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kettering to East Midlands Parkway
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Dublin Airport (DUB)EMA - DUB
5h 37m€48–212Train, ferry via Hinckley
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
10h 2m€111–259Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Park to B'ham Airport Bus Terminal707 / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
14h 42m€98–171Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kettering to Holyhead
- Take the car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
7h 10m€101–132Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Dublin Airport (DUB)BHX - DUB
6h 8m€56–193Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Belfast International Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Belfast International Airport (BFS)BHX - BFS
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
6h 39m€73–215Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)BHX - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
6h 38m€78–283Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Dublin Airport (DUB)STN - DUB
6h 14m€81–295Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cork Airport (ORK)STN - ORK
6h 25m€78–299Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicester
- Take the train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cork Airport (ORK)BHX - ORK
6h 23m€54–237Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Take the train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Take the train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Take the ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I0
11h 48m€125–228
Kettering to Ireland by train, ferry, foot, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kettering to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €45 - €220 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Kettering to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 4h 55m and costs €55 - €210.
The distance between Kettering and Ireland is 517 km.
The best way to get from Kettering to Ireland without a car is to train and ferry via Hinckley which takes 10h 2m and costs €110 - €260.
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Kettering to Ireland, including transfers.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Kettering, England and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Kettering to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Luton Airport Parkway, walk to Luton Airport Parkway Station, take the train to London Luton Airport Bus Station Bay, walk to Luton Airport (LTN) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kettering to Spencer Dock via Leicester, Nuneaton, Crewe, Holyhead, Holyhead Ferry, Dublin Ferryport B+I, and The Point in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Belfast International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Birmingham Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Kettering to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to East Midlands Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Crewe to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Leicester to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €8–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Park to B'ham Airport Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Holyhead Ferry to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Ferryport B+I
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €190–200
- On Foot
- €40–50
Car ferry from Holyhead to Dublin Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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